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• the present invention pertains to the preparation of zeolites through a pseudo solid state crystallization process and their use in an FCC Catalyst composition.
• the present invention further pertains to the use of such zeolites as active ingredients in FCC catalytic material.
• zeolites are crystallized using a solution that is typically less than 25 wt% solids. These reactions are most often run in a slurry form with a significant amount of water present. The amount of water can reduce production amounts and can be more expensive to run.
• the crystallization of zeolites is run at a greatly increased solids content ( >15 % solids, more typically >30 wt % solids). As a result, each crystallization reaction will result in an increase of zeolite product made per batch.
• zeolite crystallization utilizing the present invention may provide the synthesized zeolites advantageous properties improving their performance in the various applications where they are used. Most notably, mesoporosity can be detected in crystallizations that occur at higher wt% solids, such as 30-80 wt%, particularly in pentasil type zeolites.
• Zeolites are a known ingredient in the preparation of FCC catalysts and additives.
• the preparation of attrition resistant catalysts is disclosed in several prior art documents.
• U.S. Pat. No. 4,086,187 discloses a process for the preparation of an attrition resistant catalyst by spray-drying an aqueous slurry prepared by mixing (i) a faujasite zeolite with a sodium content of less than 5 wt % with (ii) kaolin, (iii) peptized pseudoboehmite, and (iv) ammonium polysilicate.
• the attrition resistant catalysts according to U.S. Pat. No. 4,206,085 are prepared by spray-drying a slurry prepared by mixing two types of acidified pseudoboehmite, zeolite, alumina, clay, and either ammonium polysilicate or silica sol.
• US 20200338536 discloses a process for the preparation of a catalyst and a catalyst comprising enhanced mesoporosity is provided herein.
• a particulate FCC catalyst comprising 2 to 50 wt % of one or more ultra stabilized high SiCh/AhCh ratio large pore faujasite zeolite or a rare earth containing USY, 0 to 50 wt % of one or more rare- earth exchanged large pore faujasite zeolite, 0 to 30 wt % of small to medium pore size zeolites, 5 to 45 wt % quasi-crystalline boehmite, 0 to 35 wt % microcrystalline boehmite, 0 to 25 wt % of a first silica, 2 to 30 wt % of a second silica, 0.1 to 10 wt % one or more rare earth components showing enhanced mesoporosity in the range of 6-40 nm, the number
• US 20180361367 discloses a process for manufacturing a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst additive composition with a novel binder. The steps involve mixing an alumina source with water to make a slurry; adding to the alumina slurry an amount of P2O5 source; the slurry is then stirred and reacted under controlled temperature and time conditions to form an aluminum phosphate binder; adding to the aluminum phosphate binder a zeolite, an amount of silica binder and an amount of clay; and spray-drying the slurry to form catalyst additive particles.
• the catalyst additive composition comprises about 35 wt % to about 65 wt % zeolite; about 0 wt % to about 10 wt % silica; about 15 wt % to about 50 wt % clay and an aluminum phosphate binder comprising about 2.5 wt % to 5 wt % amorphous or pseudo-boehmite alumina and about 7 wt % to l5 wt % phosphoric acid.
• US 6,916,757 discloses a catalyst composition suitable for reacting hydrocarbons, e.g., conversion processes such as fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) of hydrocarbons, comprises attrition resistant particulate having a high level (30-85%) of stabilized zeolites having a constraint index of 1 to 12.
• the stabilized zeolite is bound by a phosphorous compound, alumina and optional binders wherein the alumina added to make the catalyst is about 10% by weight or less and the molar ratio of phosphorous (P2O5) to total alumina is sufficient to obtain an attrition index of about 20 or less.
• Mesoporosity is a known desirable characteristic in zeolites.
• the present invention relates to an improved preparation of zeolitic materials through condensed gel crystallizations.
• the present disclosure describes methods for improved preparation of zeolites.
• the resulting zeolites can show improved mesoporosity without any post-treatment to create mesoporosity.
• improved mesoporosity can be formed without the use of an organic template. This effect is particularly prominent in ZSM-5 zeolites, for example.
• zeolites are crystallized at less than 25 wt% solids. These reactions are most often run in a slurry form with a significant amount of water present. The amount of water can reduce production amounts and can be more expensive to run.
• the crystallization of zeolites is run at a greatly increased solids content (greater than about 15 wt% solids, more typically greater than about 30 wt% solids).
• the product of each crystallization reaction will result in an increase in product yield.
• increased mesoporosity can be detected at low water content due to presence of very little solvent in the crystallization reaction.
• Reduced solvent for crystallization also improves process efficiency by reducing energy required for the crystallization reaction, while improving the sustainability and environmental impact by conserving resources (water and natural gas) and reducing water and CO2 emissions.
• a process for the preparation of a zeolite material by preparing an aqueous precursor mixture, removing at least 5 wt% of the total water from the aqueous precursor solution to create a solution with greater solids content, and then finally crystallizing the solution to create a zeolite product.
• a process for the preparation of an aluminosilicate composition comprising (a) preparing an aqueous precursor mixture from water, a silicon source, an aluminum source; (b) removing at least 5 wt% of the total water from the aqueous precursor solution to create a solution with greater solids content (c) crystallizing the solution of step (b) to create an aluminosilicate composition.
• a process for the preparation of a zeolite material by preparing an aqueous precursor mixture, removing at least 5 wt% of the total water from the aqueous precursor solution to create a solution with greater solids content, followed by aging the condensed gel at one temperature, and then finally crystallizing the solution to create a zeolite product.
• a process for the preparation of an aluminosilicate composition comprising (a) preparing an aqueous precursor mixture from water, a silicon source, an aluminum source; (b) removing at least 5 wt% of the total water from the aqueous precursor solution to create a solution with greater solids content; (c) aging the solution of step (b) with or without additional water added to the solution; (d) crystallizing the solution of step (c) to create an aluminosilicate composition
• a catalyst utilizing the zeolites of the present invention is expected to show improved benefits over that known in the art.
• the zeolites that would benefit from the disclosed process include FAU, MFI, MEL, IMF, MSE, MFS, MTT, CFI, FER, MWW, TUN, TON, MEI, EWS, EMT, OFF, ERI, BEA, ITH, LTA, LTL, MER, MTF, MOR, MTW, NES, EON, EUO, ABW, GIS, CHA, RHO, STF, AFI, ITW, STI, CSV, IFW, ITN, BPH, NAT, PCR, MRE, SSO, CAS, IFR, IFO, MAZ, SZR, SFE, STT, AEL, AEI, AFO, ISV, ITE.
• Zeolite Y including HY, USY, dealuminated Y, RE-Y and RE-USY, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, IM-5, MCM-68, ZSM-57, ZSM-23, CIT-5, ZSM-35, MCM-22, MCM- 56, MCM-49, UZM-8, EMM-10, ITQ-2, ITQ-30, TNU-9, ZSM-22, ZSM-18, EMM-26, Zeolite T, EMC -2, Offretite, Beta, ITQ-13, Zeolite A, Zeolite L, MCM-35, mordenite, ZSM-12, NU-87, ECR-1, EU-1, ZSM-50, Li-A, Na-Pl, Na-P2, Chabazite, SSZ-13, SAPO- 34, zeolite RHO, SSZ-35, SAPO-5, ITQ-12, Stilbite, CIT-7, ITQ-39, Linde Q,
• an FCC catalyst composition comprising about 10 to about 80 wt% one or more zeolites made from the processes described herein, about 15 to about 50 wt% quasicrystalline boehmite, about 0 to about 50 wt% microcrystalline boehmite, about 0 to about 25 wt% silica, and the balance clay.
• a process for cracking a feedstock comprising the steps of: a) providing an FCC catalyst composition comprising about 20 to about 80 wt% of one or more zeolites, about 15 to about 50 wt% quasicry stalline boehmite, about 0 to about 50 wt% microcrystalline boehmite, about 0 to about 25 wt% silica, and the balance clay; b) contacting the FCC catalyst with said feedstock at a temperature in the range of from 400 to 650°C, with a dwell time in the range of from 0.5 to 12 seconds.
• an FCC Catalyst can be made by (a) preparing a slurry comprising clay, zeolite, a sodium-free silica source, quasi-crystalline boehmite, and micro-crystalline boehmite, provided that the slurry does not comprise peptized quasi-crystalline boehmite, (b) adding a monovalent acid to the slurry, (c) shaping the slurry to form particles.
• a particulate FCC catalyst comprising about 10 to about 80 wt% one or more zeolites made from the process described herein, about 15 to about 50 wt% quasicrystalline boehmite (QCB), about 0 to about 50 wt% microcrystalline boehmite (MCB), about 0 to about 25 wt% silica.
• QB quasicrystalline boehmite
• MB microcrystalline boehmite
• multiple zeolites may be used such that you can have an embodiment with about 2 to about 80 wt% one or more zeolites, about 0 to about 78 wt% of one or more second zeolite, about 15 to about 50 wt% quasicrystalline boehmite (QCB), about 0 to about 50 wt% microcrystalline boehmite (MCB), greater than about 0 to about 25 wt% silica, and 0 to about 20 wt% phosphate (P2O5).
• QB quasicrystalline boehmite
• MB microcrystalline boehmite
• P2O5 microcrystalline boehmite
• weight percent e.g., 1-10 wt%) as used herein is the dry base weight percent of the specified form of the substance, based upon the total dry base weight of the product for which the specified substance or form of substance is a constituent or component. It should further be understood that, when describing steps or components or elements as being preferred in some manner herein, they are preferred as of the initial date of this disclosure, and that such preference(s) could of course vary depending upon a given circumstance or future development in the art.
• zeolite crystallizations typically proceed in slurry type reactions with a very large amount of water present.
• zeolites such as ZSM-5 and Y zeolites, are crystallized at less than 25 wt% solids.
• the present invention takes typical zeolite gels and performs a treatment on them to condense them by removal of water, which will be discussed herein.
• the first step in the process is to create the zeolitic gel.
• This can be done by any of the methods known in the art for various zeolitic materials, including but not limited to aluminosilicate zeolites, aluminum phosphate zeolites, gallium phosphate zeolites, silicon aluminum phosphate zeolites, metal aluminum phosphate zeolites (where metal represents a transition metal element), germanosilicate zeolites, borosilicate zeolites, beryllosilicate zeolites, zincosilicate zeolites, and titanosilicate zeolites.
• the first step in a typical process for preparing an aluminosilicate-based zeolite involves the preparation of an aqueous precursor mixture comprising a silicon source, an aluminum source, and templating agent, organic or inorganic structure directing agent or zeolitic seed.
• the pH of the precursor mixture depends on the zeolite to be crystallized.
• the amount of aluminum and silicon source present in the precursor mixture depends on the desired SAR of the resulting zeolite. Similar approaches are known in the art for other zeolitic materials that may or may not contain other elements.
• the precursor mixture it is possible for the precursor mixture to also contain an organic directing template. However, such templates are expensive and — as a result of their decomposition — environmentally harmful compounds are released upon heating of the so-prepared zeolites. Hence, it is preferred not to use a template in the process according to the invention.
• Suitable aluminum sources include aluminum salts, such as A1 2 (SO4)3, AlCh, AIPO4, A1 2 (HPO 4 )3, and A1(H 2 PO4)3, and water-insoluble aluminum compounds, e.g., alumina and aluminum trihydrate (A1(OH)3) such as gibbsite and bauxite ore concentrate (BOC), thermally treated aluminum trihydrate such as flash-calcined aluminum trihydrate, (pseudo)boehmite, aluminum chlorohydrol, aluminum nitrohydrol, and sodium aluminate. Also, mixtures of one or more of these aluminum sources can be used. For those skilled in the art, it would be obvious that other sources of aluminum and/or alumina can also be used.
• aluminum salts such as A1 2 (SO4)3, AlCh, AIPO4, A1 2 (HPO 4 )3, and A1(H 2 PO4)3, and water-insoluble aluminum compounds, e.g., alumina and aluminum trihydrate (A1(OH)3) such
• Doped aluminum sources can be prepared by preparation of the aluminum source in the presence of the dopant, impregnation of the aluminum source with the dopant, or ionexchanging the aluminum source with the dopant.
• Doped (pseudo)boehmite for instance, can be prepared by hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxide in the presence of a dopant, hydrolysis and precipitation of aluminum salts in the presence of a dopant, or by aging a slurry of (thermally treated) aluminum trihydrate, amorphous gel alumina, or less crystalline(pseudo)boehmite in the presence of a dopant.
• doped (pseudo)boehmite for more information concerning the preparation of doped (pseudo)boehmite reference is made to International Patent Application Nos. WO 01/12551, WO 01/12552, and WO 01/12554.
• Suitable silicon sources include sodium silicate, sodium meta-silicate, stabilized silica sols, silica gels, polysilicic acid, tetra ethylortho silicate, fumed silicas, precipitated silicas, and mixtures thereof.
• silicon sources include sodium silicate, sodium meta-silicate, stabilized silica sols, silica gels, polysilicic acid, tetra ethylortho silicate, fumed silicas, precipitated silicas, and mixtures thereof.
• silicon and/or silica can also be used.
• Doped silica sol for instance, can be obtained by preparing a silica sol from water glass and acid (e.g. sulfuric acid), and exchanging the sodium ions with the desired dopant. Alternatively, water glass, acid (e.g. sulfuric acid), and dopant are coprecipitated to form a doped silica sol.
• acid e.g. sulfuric acid
• dopant are coprecipitated to form a doped silica sol.
• sources of silicon and/or silica can also be used.
• Other sources of silicon and aluminum may also be used, wherein both the silicon and aluminum are supplied by the same source material. Examples include, but are not limited to, sands and clays such as kaolin, illinite, and bentonite.
• These sands and clays may be used as-is or undergo a treatment to adjust the silicon and aluminum content in the clays or sands.
• Example treatments may include acid or base leaching of silicon, aluminum, or other elements found in the sand or clay. Additional treatments may also include the addition of silicon or aluminum using aforementioned silicon or aluminum sources.
• These clays may also contain other elements such as titanium, magnesium, iron, sodium, calcium, zirconium, phosphorous, cerium, barium, zinc, boron, lithium, and rare earth metals.
• sources for both silicon and aluminum and other treatments for adjusting the silicon to aluminum ratio can also be used.
• Suitable dopants for the aluminum and/or the silicon source include compounds comprising rare earth metals such as Ce, La, Y, Gd, Eu, Pr, Sm, Ho, Nd, Er, Yb, or Tb; alkaline and alkaline earth metals such as Mg, Ca, K, Na, and Ba, transition metals such as Zr, Mn, Fe, Ti, Ag, Au, Cu, Ni, Zn, Mo, W, V, and Sn, actinides, noble metals such as Rh, Ru, Pt and Pd, group III, IV, or V elements such as Ga, B, In, Ge and/or P.
• rare earth metals such as Ce, La, Y, Gd, Eu, Pr, Sm, Ho, Nd, Er, Yb, or Tb
• alkaline and alkaline earth metals such as Mg, Ca, K, Na, and Ba
• transition metals such as Zr, Mn, Fe, Ti, Ag, Au, Cu, Ni, Zn, Mo, W, V
• Preferred dopants include P, La, Ga, Fe, Y, Mn, Ag, Ti, Cu, Zn, Pr, Ce, In, Gd, Eu, and Yb; more preferred are P, Mn, Ge, Ga, La, Y, and Zn.
• the optional dopant(s) present in the silicon and/or aluminum source and the dopant in the doped non-zeolitic seeds can be the same or different.
• Suitable acids or bases can be added to the precursor mixture to adjust the pH depending the zeolite being prepared or manufactured.
• Suitable acids include sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrochloric acid.
• Suitable bases include sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and calcium hydroxide.
• acids or bases including organic acids and bases, could be used to adjust the pH of the slurry.
• the above ingredients are mixed to form a precursor solution (parent slurry).
• the resulting parent solution typically has less than 25 wt% solids.
• a unique aspect of the present invention is that the typical solution is then processed to reduce the water content prior to crystallization. Typically, at least 5 wt% of the initial water content of the parent slurry and preferably more than 10 wt% of the initial water content of the parent slurry is removed to yield a condensed gel with greater solids content than the parent gel.
• Water removal can be performed using multiple techniques and processes, commonly known by those skilled in the art. Such treatments can include using thermal energy to evaporate the water, filtration using common filtration equipment, decanters, centrifuge, or freeze-drying. Thermal treatments can include evaporating off the water in a vessel, flash drier, spray-drier, freeze drier, or calciner. Three such examples for removing water are provided. The first method of reducing water is through thermal treatments to generate a so called xerogel.
• This drying process can be done at many durations and temperatures, and using any combination of drying techniques.
• the xerogel can be used directly for the crystallization of zeolite.
• the xerogel can be aged at a temperature above 25°C to 300°C for a period of 5 minutes to 200 hours prior to crystallization of the zeolite.
• the aging step is preferably between 15 minutes to 48 hours, and most preferably between 1 hour and 36 hours.
• the xerogel can also be mixed with water to make an aqueous solution/slurry/paste/powder at a desired solids content.
• the solids content is typically greater than about 10 wt% to about 95 wt%, and more preferably greater than about 25 wt%, and most preferably greater than about 30 wt%.
• the solution can be directly crystallized or allowed to age at an intermediate temperature above 25 °C but below the crystallization temperature for 5 minutes to 200 hours, preferably between 15 minutes to 48 hours, and most preferably between 1 hour and 36 hours.
• the solution that is unaged or after aging is then reacted at 60-300 °C for 1 minute to 48 hours, or more, and allowed to crystallize.
• the crystallization can be performed in one or more temperatures or times throughout the crystallization process.
• the reaction if there is a proper amount of water present, may result in high quality zeolite with increased mesoporosity, with pore sizes greater than 2nm and less than 200nm at much higher wt% solids during the crystallization reaction.
• a second method of removing water is taking the typical zeolite solution discussed above and processing the solution in a spray dryer resulting in a spray dried condensed gel, called a spray gel.
• the spray drying typically results in a flowable powder with greater than 40 wt% solids, more preferably greater than 75 wt% solids and most preferably greater than 80 wt% solids.
• the spray gel is then reacted at 60-300°C for 1 minute to 48 hours and allowed to crystallize.
• the spray gel can be aged at temperatures above 25°C, but below the crystallization temperature for 5 minutes to 200 hours, prior to increasing the temperature to allow for crystallization.
• the spray gel is then mixed with water to make a gel at a desired solids content, prior to or after the optional aging step.
• the solids content suitable for crystallization is typically greater than about 10 wt% to about 95 wt%, and more preferably greater than about 20 wt%, and most preferably greater than about 50 wt%.
• the solution is then reacted at 60-300°C for 1 minute to 48 hours, or more, and allowed to crystallize.
• the solution can be aged at a temperature greater than 25°C but below the crystallization temperature for 1 minute to 200 hours, or more, prior to crystallizing at a different crystallization temperature.
• the solution can be reacted at one or more temperatures or time periods during the crystallization process as a staged- crystallization.
• the reaction if there is a proper amount of water present, may result in high quality zeolite with increased mesoporosity, with pore sizes greater than 2nm and less than 200nm at much higher wt% solids.
• the third method is to remove the water via filtration.
• a condensed gel can be created via filtration methods, to make a filtered gel. This can be done by utilizing the zeolite precursor solution previously discussed and instead of removing the water via thermal methods, the water is removed via filtration. This can be done as known in the art such as with a simple Buchner funnel/Erlenmeyer flask filtration set up, or through other industrial techniques such as decanting, leaf filters, press filters, belt filters, pressure filters, vacuum filters, rotary-drum filters, hydrocylones, centrifuging, centrifugal-decanters, or other clarifying filters. Once filtered, the gel typically has greater than 25 wt% solids. The material can be crystallized at this point.
• the filtered gel is then reacted at 60-300 °C for 1 minute to 48 hours and allowed to crystallize.
• the reaction if there is a proper amount of water present, may result in high quality zeolite with increased mesoporosity, with pore sizes greater than 2nm and less than 200nm at much higher wt% solids.
• the filtered gel can be optionally further treated to remove water via additional drying.
• the resulting filtered gel is taken to an oven and dried at 50-600°C to a form a dry filtered gel powder usually with less than 50 wt% water, and more typically with 5-40 wt% water.
• the dry filtered gel can be prepared by applying thermal energy during or before or after the filtration process to aid in the reduction of water content of the filtered gel with less than 60 wt% water, and more typically with 5-40 wt% water. From there, the dried filtered gel is then reacted at 60-300°C, more preferred from 80-240°C, and most preferred from 100-220°C for 1 minute to 48 hours, or more, and allowed to crystallize.
• the dried filtered gel can also be mixed with water to make a gel at a desired solids content.
• the solids content is typically greater than about 10 wt% to about 95 wt%, and more preferably greater than about 25 wt%, and most preferably greater than about 30 wt%.
• the solution is then reacted at 60-300°C for 1 minute to 48 hours, or more, and allowed to crystallize.
• the filtered gel, dry filtered gel, or solution containing the filtered or dried filtered gel can be aged prior to crystallizing at a temperature above 25°C to below the crystallization temperature for 1 minute to 200 hours, or more, before crystalizing.
• the solution can be reacted at one or more temperatures or time periods during the crystallization process as a staged-crystallization.
• the reaction if there is a proper amount of water present, may result in high quality zeolite with increased mesoporosity, with pore sizes greater than 2nm and less than 200nm at much higher wt% solids.
• the gel can be heated to a temperature between 25°C and 300°C, preferably between 40°C and 230°C and most preferred between 50°C and 170°C and aged for a period of time between 1 minute and 200 hours, or more, provided that the aging temperature is below the final crystallization maximum temperature used for crystallization.
• the gel can be aged immediately after forming the condensed gel or after a condensed gel solution is made by adding water or steam back to the condensed gel.
• the aging process can occur in a heated vessel, process piping, heat exchanger, or other process equipment.
• the aging process can be performed without additional water loss from the condensed gel or condensed gel solution, by aging in a closed vessel, autoclave, or similar equipment.
• Another embodiment of this invention is a multi-step crystallization process wherein the condensed gel or condensed gel solution is crystallized by staged-crystallization involving more than one crystallization temperature.
• the staged-crystallization process involves introducing the condensed gel derived from any of the aforementioned processes for removal of water or condensed gel solution prepared by reintroducing water or steam to the condensed gel, to a vessel or crystallizer preheated to a temperature T1 between 5°C and 300°C.
• the gel or the solution is then allowed to age at a temperature T2 between 25°C and 300 °C for a period of time between 5 minute and 200 hours, preferably between 15 minutes and 48 hours, followed by further heating the condensed gel or condensed gel solution to a crystallization temperature TC between 60°C and 300°C wherein TC is at a higher temperature than T2, for a time between 1 minute and 48 hours.
• a temperature T2 between 25°C and 300 °C for a period of time between 5 minute and 200 hours, preferably between 15 minutes and 48 hours
• TC is at a higher temperature than T2
• multiple aging steps prior to reaching the crystallization temperature or after reaching the crystallization temperature can be used to alter the properties of the formed zeolite or aluminosilicate material.
• the process creates at least about 10 m 2 /g mesoporous surface area as measured by BET. More preferably, the process creates at least about 20 m 2 /g mesoporous surface area as measured by BET and most preferably at least about 50 m 2 /g mesoporous surface area as measured by BET.
• zeolites can be used in their typical fashion.
• such zeolites would be useful in FCC Catalysts and FCC Additives as is known in the art.
• Such zeolites could be used in accordance with the following patents US 9,381,502 and US 9,6431,66 and US 20200338536, each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
• an FCC Catalyst can be made by (a) preparing a slurry comprising clay, zeolite, a sodium-free silica source, quasi-crystalline boehmite, and micro-crystalline boehmite, provided that the slurry does not comprise peptized quasi-crystalline boehmite, (b) adding a monovalent acid to the slurry, (c) shaping the slurry to form particles.
• a particulate FCC catalyst comprising about 10 to about 80 wt% one or more zeolites made from the process described herein, about 15 to about 50 wt% quasicrystalline boehmite (QCB), about 0 to about 50 wt% microcrystalline boehmite (MCB), about 0 to about 25 wt% silica.
• QB quasicrystalline boehmite
• MB microcrystalline boehmite
• multiple zeolites may be used such that you can have an embodiment with about 2 to about 80 wt% one or more Y zeolites, about 0 to about 78 wt% of one or more second zeolite, about 15 to about 50 wt% quasicrystalline boehmite (QCB), about 0 to about 50 wt% microcrystalline boehmite (MCB), greater than about 0 to about 25 wt% silica, and 0 to about 20 wt% phosphate (P2O5).
• QB quasicrystalline boehmite
• MB microcrystalline boehmite
• P2O5 wt% phosphate
• the FCC Catalyst can be made by a typical procedures. These procedures, for example, are described in US 9,381,502 and US 9,6431,66 and US 20200338536. Each of the documents are incorporated herein by reference.
• the zeolites can be used as FCC catalysts or FCC additives, hydroprocessing catalysts, alkylation catalysts, reforming catalysts, gas-to-liquid conversion catalysts, coal conversion catalysts, hydrogen manufacturing catalysts, dehydrogenation catalysts, dehydration catalysts, adsorbents, and automotive catalysts.
• the zeolites of the present invention are particularly applicable to Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC).
• FCC Fluid Catalytic Cracking
• the catalyst which is generally present as a fine particulate comprising over 90 wt% of the particles having diameters in the range of about 5 to about 300 microns.
• a hydrocarbon feedstock is gasified and directed upward through a reaction zone, such that the particulate catalyst is entrained and fluidized in the hydrocarbon feedstock stream.
• the hot catalyst which is coming from the regenerator, reacts with the hydrocarbon feed which is vaporized and cracked by the catalyst.
• temperatures in the reactor are 400-650C and the pressure can be reduced, under atmospheric or superatmospheric pressure, usually about atmospheric to about 5 atmospheres.
• the catalytic process can be either fixed bed, moving bed, or fluidized bed, and the hydrocarbon flow may be either concurrent or countercurrent to the catalyst flow.
• the process of the invention is also suitable for TCC (Thermofor catalytic cracking) or DCC.
• the hydrocarbon feedstock may include a blend of >0 wt% of vegetable oils (soybean, canola, com, palm, rape seed, etc.), waste oils (used automotive oils, used cooking oils, etc.), tallow, and/or pyrolysis oil derived by any thermal or thermocatalytic treatment of biomass, plastics, municipal waste, or other industrial, agricultural, or consumer waste streams and combinations thereof.
• vegetable oils canola, com, palm, rape seed, etc.
• waste oils used automotive oils, used cooking oils, etc.
• tallow pyrolysis oil derived by any thermal or thermocatalytic treatment of biomass, plastics, municipal waste, or other industrial, agricultural, or consumer waste streams and combinations thereof.
• zeolites can be used in other applications that commonly use zeolitic materials.
• Such applications include heterogeneous catalysis in conventional and non-conventional hydrocarbon processing and conversions, exhaust gas treatment and environmental pollutant treatments, adsorbents, ion-exchange, electrochemical devices and batteries, catalytic support materials, water treatment, gas treatment or purification, and cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It would be apparent to those skilled in the art that the process described herein could be used for the synthesis of various zeolites and the use in applications where zeolites commonly employed.
• Hydrogen transfer index is determined by the ratio of /-butane divided by the total C4-hydrocarbons (/-butane, /-butane, /-butene, /-butenes, and butadienes).
• LPG yield is calculated by the sum of C3 (propane and propylene) and C4 hydrocarbons (/-butane, n- butane, /-butene, /-butenes, and butadienes).
• Specific total BET surface area is measured by Argon adsorption at 87 K.
• Mesopore is defined as pore size ranging from 2 to 50 nm (IUPAC).
• the mesopore surface area is obtained from t-plot method.
• the total pore volume, mesopore volume and the pore size distribution of the fresh and deactivated catalysts were measured by DFT method from argon adsorption isotherms following examples in the literature including T Subscribes, M., 2007, “Textural Characterization of Zeolites and Ordered Mesoporous Materials by Physical Adsorption” in Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal, Vol 168, pp 495-524.
• the % mesopore volume is determined by dividing the measured mesoporous volume by the total measured pore volume.
• the % mesoporous surface area is determined by dividing the measured mesoporous surface area by the total measured surface area of the material.
• one comparative base zeolite ZSM-5 was manufactured by known techniques in the art.
• One filtered gel zeolite ZSM-5 at 60 wt % solids was manufactured.
• three xerogel zeolites (ZSM-5) were made with 40 wt % solids (crystallized at 180 C Example 3-2), 40 wt % solids (crystallized at 190 C Example 3-3) and 50 wt % solids (crystallized at 200 C Example 3-4)
• the properties of each sample can be seen below in Table 3.
• each of the samples of the invention show significant increase in mesopores as compared to the baseline zeolite.
• Example 3 Each of the samples of Example 3 were then performance tested in line with the method set forth in Paragraphs 28 - 30 above. The results of the testing are set forth in Table 4 below
• Y zeolite was prepared by crystallizing a filter gel with 40wt% solids at 100°C for 24 hours. The resulting properties of the zeolite is provided in the table below. This example shows the successful production of a Y zeolite using the present invention.

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